November 1 – Day of the Dead, Día de los Muertos
November 1 is celebrated in Guatemala with a combination of Catholic rituals and Mayan practices as a day to honor deceased loved ones. Beginning early in the morning before daybreak, the family will visit the cemetery where their loved ones are buried to spend time cleaning and repaint

Iglesia Bautista Canaan - 59th Anniversary
Recently our church celebrated it's 59th Anniversary. It was quite a celebration. The music team led in praise worship.

Goodbyes Again...
David, Glynis, Regina, Jane, Carol, David, Wendall, Ann and JimWe all enjoyed lunch at Applebee's as we gathered together one more time, although it was the first time we had met the Weedman's. Wendall and Jane Parker - Wendall and Jane Parker invested almost 40 years as mis

Hello/Goodbye
Hellos and goodbyes are probably two of the most common things in the life of a missionary. Recently our Guatemalan missionary family celebrated another such time. "Bienvenida" to Carol, who arrived in August to work with unjiveristy students in Guatemala City. "Despedida" to Keith and Glenna who, after a 6 month stateside assignment, are headed to Panama to work with volunteer teams.

Road Trip to Belice
Last Sunday, we met missionaries Jane and Wendall Parker and Fran Eachus at Hotel El Atlantico at Santa Cruz, Zacapa for what will be our last road trip with Jane and Wendall this year...a trip to Belice. El Atlantico is where friends of ours stayed last month...but thankfully we didn't see any of their friends - they found a big scorpion in their room :)These trees grow abundantly in this part of the country and produce a gourd type fruit which grow right out of the trunk of the tree. When dried they are often cut in half, painted and used as cups or bowls.